﻿<p><em>IfcConstructionEquipmentResource</em> is usage of construction equipment to assist in the performance of construction. Construction Equipment resources are wholly or partially consumed or occupied in the performance of construction.
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HISTORY&nbsp; New entity in IFC2.0.
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<p>Occurrences of <em>IfcConstructionEquipmentResource</em> are products that are used as resources to assist the process of construction. More specifically, they are products that are standalone items brought to a project to fulfil a particular purpose. Examples might be a tower crane or other mobile crane, a screwing machine, or a lifting hoist. 

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Instances of any subtype of <i>IfcProduct</i> may be assigned to the 
equipment resource using <i>IfcRelAssignsToResource</i> in order to 
characterize the equipment further, as described at the supertype 
<i>IfcResource</i>.  Examples of relevant subtypes of <i>IfcProduct</i> are 
<i>IfcTransportElement</i>, <i>IfcDiscreteAccessory</i>, or <i>IfcProxy</i> (for particular 
cases where more precise usage details are not available)
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